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United States President Donald Trump said US forces conducted “powerful and deadly” strikes against Islamic State militants in northwestern Nigeria on Thursday, after he warned the group to stop killing Christians in the country.The Department of Defense said “multiple ISIS terrorists” were killed in an attack conducted at t...

The Edo State Police Command has disclosed that cultism and kidnapping dominated the state’s crime profile in 2025, with a total of 821 suspects arrested for various criminal offences across the state.The Commissioner of Police, CP Monday Agbonika, made this known on Monday while briefing journalists in Benin City on the Command’s operational a...

The Akwa Ibom Police Command says it has arrested 563 suspects, recovered 179 firearms and secured 33 convictions within 2025.The command also recovered 323 different types of ammunition, 100 pieces of Live Cartridges, recorded 14 stolen vehicles, rescued 74 Human Trafficking victims and reunited with their families, rescued 10 kidnapped victims an...

The Federal Government has declared December 25, 26 and January 1, 2026, as public holidays.Announcing this on behalf of the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Magdalene Ajani, said the holidays are to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and the New Year celebrations respectively....

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Edo State has unveiled plans to regulate scrap dealers starting from 2026, as part of efforts to strengthen the fight against vandalism of critical national assets and infrastructure.The State Commandant of the NSCDC, Saidi Akintayo, made the announcement on Friday in Benin, the state capitalAkintayo, who was represented by De...

Former heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, delivered a dominant performance on Saturday morning, stopping YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul with a sixth-round knockout in their heavyweight bout in Miami.Although Paul exceeded expectations by lasting beyond the early rounds, Joshua’s superior power and experience proved decisive, according to The Athletic.The British b...

A former lawmaker at the National Assembly, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, is dead.Nwaoboshi reportedly died after an illness that lasted for some months.This was disclosed in a statement by the Delta State Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Festus Ahon, on Friday....

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has urged President Bola Tinubu to review his order on the withdrawal of police operatives from Very Important Persons.Tinubu, on November 23, ordered the withdrawal of police officers currently providing security for VIPs in the country, saying the operatives would be deployed to address the security challenges confront...

President Bola Tinubu says bandits, violent cult groups, kidnappers, foreign-linked mercenaries, and other armed non-state actors will be treated as terrorists under a new security framework to be rolled out by his administration. Tinubu said this on Friday when he presented the budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year to a joint session of the Nation...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday said the C-130 transport aircraft, which made a precautionary landing in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, has resumed its journey after safety checks, easing concerns over the status of the aircraft and its crew.NAF spokesman, Ehimen Ejodame, disclosed this in a statement, saying the aircraft departed Bobo-Dioulasso on F...